Lower Dolpo Trekking

Lower Dolpo Trekking is in very remote Dolpo (Dolpa) district of western Nepal bordered with in the north. Lower Dolpo is a majestic place - a home of rarely seen Bön (Bon) religious shrines and monuments alongside the old Buddhist heritages, great lake of Phoksundo, high Himalayan passes of Bagala (5169 mtr) and Numala (5309 mtr) and beautiful villages of Dolpo people set aside the Himalayan mountains. People of Dolpo still keep age old trade tradition with Tibet and neighbor districts using their yaks. A well-known and award winning including Oscar-nominated movie 'Himalaya' was filmed here. One of the most read books about Himalaya or Nepal – The Snow Leopard by late author Peter Matthiessen is based on his journey here. We actually recommend watching the movie and reading the book before or after your Dolpo experience! Besides yaks and snow leopard rare Himalayan Blue sheep roam in the mountains slops of Dolpo.

Due to the sensitive border relation with China after Tibet uprising the area was opened for tourists activities only in 1989 with some restrictions to the tourists and tour operators. Since then, Lower Dolpo and its neighbor Upper Dolpo have welcomed visitors from different parts of the world. Lower Dolpo trekking can be completed in two weeks from Kathamndu to Kathmandu. It's a mild to hard trek as you reach over 5000 meters over the passes of Baga La and Numa La. It's a life time experience trip to those who want to experience culture, life and amazing geographic area of the Himalaya where only limited number of people visit. Three Jewels Adventures is one of the few agencies highly recommended by past travelers in this region. For further details and options of different itineraries and linking the trek with upper Dolpo please contact us.